Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate at the Walker Art Center

Parents and caregivers with youngsters ages 3–5 have a fun way to find artistic inspiration with

Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate

, the popular Walker Art Center program designed to nurture creativity and engage a child’s mind. Arty Pants programs, presented on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, feature art projects, films, gallery activities, and story readings. Meet other families for a treat at the Gallery 8 Café. The Arty Pants programs in January and February are presented from 11 am–1 pm Tuesdays, January 12 and 26, and February 9 and 23. Activities are free with gallery admission; Walker members and children ages 12 and under always receive free admission.

During the January and February programs, guests can visit the new exhibition Event Horizon to take part in a fresh series of interactive Arty Pants activities. Emulate artists’ practices as you and your tot create artwork together, watch films, listen to stories, and more.

ARTY PANTS: YOUR TUESDAY PLAYDATE

January 12 and 26; February 9 and 23, 11 am–1 pm

Art-making Activities

Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Join us each week for a new art activity that will get you and your child learning, playing, and creating.

January 12: Shiny Shapes
January 26: Take a Chance
February 9: Creative Clutter
February 23: Messy Marvels

Film: Fishing with Sam, directed by Atle Solberg Blakseth

U.S. Bank Orientation Lounge
In this short film from Norway, some penguins are troubling the other Arctic creatures. Can they get along? Or will it be survival of the fittest?

Tour Adventure: Art Explorer

Event Horizon, Galleries 1, 2, and 3
Head off to the galleries with a hands-on activity pack that helps you and your youngster investigate works of art.

Story Time: The Book That Eats People by John Perry and Mark Fearing

Cargill Lounge
It’s a story about a book that will make you laugh. Be careful though—if you hear rumble sounds you might want to stop reading. This book is known to eat people.